Improvement in faucets



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WILLIAM WEAVER; or Nas/HUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Letters Patent N 96,519, dated November 2, 1869.

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The Schedule referred to in theseV Letters Patent and making part of the same.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement oi' a selfclosing faucet, which closes instantly-"and completely, having uo pucking subject to friction, and an air-chamber over the valve.

In order toenableothers skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to make and usethe saine, l will'now proceed to describe its construciim and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which Figure lis a side view, in section, and Figure 2 is a cross-section, rshowing the latchingprocess.

Y A represents a tube, the rear endof which is provided with screw-tln-eads, to be inserted in a lcask or barrel, or other vessel desired to be tapped.

The front end ot' the tube A opens in a vertical tube, B, which is open at the lower end, and closed at:

the upper end. i

The. lii'ter C, which is inserted in the tubeB, from the lower end, forms a tube about one-haii' its length,

-so that the liquid which passes through the tube A,

chamber, and it will bc seen rthat the pressure of the liquid, in addition to thc'pressure of the spring, will 'tightly close the valve, a' seatbeing, of course, formed for the same in the tube B. A

The valve b may be in ade of soft metal, or of a nut and rubber packing, whichever may be deemed most advantageous. `V

A valve thus constructed may also be used to prevent the escape ot steam, when the steam will act in concert with the spring to close the valve.

The upper part of the lifter C is provided with a vertical slot, e, ot' suitable length, and a notch, t.

In theupper part of the tube B is a pin, o, which its in the slot e, so that the lifter can not be turnedA around, except when it is raised high'enongh to allow Athe pin o tol enter the notch y,whenthe lifter can be latclied open.

The orifice or outlet ofthe lifter C is provldedwlth a ange or projection, D, against which the cup or By then pressing the cup upward, the lifter is raised far enough to open the valve, and allow the liquid to ow. As soon as the cup or pressurelis removed, the valve will be pressed back into its seat again.

' Having thus fully described my invention,

What l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf The upward-acting lifter G,with'valve b, slot e, and

. notch t', in combination with the latching-pin o, tube 

